I returned on Sunday evening from a very productive ten-night stay at Cherry Springs State Park. My friend Tony Donnangelo and I observed many celestial...
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Eric Jamison
ej1847
Jun 27, 2012 11:31 am
Hi, Here are links to sketches I made of both deep sky objects using a 90mm f/5 refractor on alt-az mount. The North America and Pelican Nebula, where a OIII...
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Paul Alsing
pnalsing@...
Jun 27, 2012 12:40 am
Hi Dennis, Well... actually, NGC 7000 is the North America Nebula, and that is what you have photographed. The actual California Nebula is NGC 1499, in...
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judson Mitchell
mitchell_judson
Jun 26, 2012 11:50 pm
Misstated NGC7000 (North American Nebula). ... -- Jud Mitchell Ret. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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dennis_persyk
Jun 26, 2012 7:45 pm
The California Nebula, NCG7000, is a photographically bright emission nebula located just below Deneb in Cygnus. My trusty Kepple and Sanner Obsever's Guide...
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Dave
dave_hat2002
Jun 25, 2012 8:25 pm
Hi All, I found a nice star grouping, very bright and pretty. But it does not appear to be listed in any of the usual catalogs as an open cluster or...
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dennis_persyk
Jun 21, 2012 11:42 pm
In the past I've tried to observe and photograph satellite passes with little success. The other night I observed and photographed the ISS on a particularly...
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Rex I.
xatnep5784
Jun 16, 2012 3:28 am
Hi Folks, If you are interested in the astronomical adventures of an astronomer in a third-world country you may wish to read my narrative on observing comets...
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watchingthesky2003
watchingthes...
Jun 15, 2012 11:38 pm
I've been having no problem seeing NGC 4424 on what few clear nights there have been here in southern Kansas. I live in a small town where I can typically see...
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davejm28
Jun 13, 2012 1:57 am
I spent a few hours at the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg's Naylor Observatory on Friday night with the goal of positively observing the recent supernova...
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white837@...
mr_mpwhite
Jun 9, 2012 2:43 am
Greetings Everyone, Notwithstanding the color of the image, what do you think of Seymour Solar Film? This is a link to a review on Cloudy Nights that was...
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Chuck
boatleaks
Jun 9, 2012 12:00 am
I consider myself educated on this issue. Thanks for the info. I assumed my welder buddies were correct when they told me the UV radiation on the job was more...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Jun 8, 2012 7:44 am
... I think we need to be very careful about terminology. For most astronomers, "Mylar" refers specifically to the filters made for many years by Roger...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Jun 8, 2012 4:35 am
... Regarding the new polycarbonate (plastic) welding filters, I learned from Ralph Chou just before the event that they do NOT provide the same degree of...
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Hugh Bartlett
hughbartlett2
Jun 8, 2012 4:35 am
I use Baader Astro film. I've purchased it from Agena Astro before for very reasonable prices (e.g., $14 for a 4" square): ...
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Rex I.
xatnep5784
Jun 8, 2012 4:08 am
There are numerous images and accounts on the transit of Venus (2012). As most are from USA you may wish to read my blog which is one of the very few from the...
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Chuck
boatleaks
Jun 8, 2012 12:33 am
Dumb question Hugh: Is this mylar material you mentioned a specific filter product like Baader film or something like those get well balloons people send?...
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hboswell
staryeti
Jun 7, 2012 3:52 pm
... Chuck, you outdid me, with your fancy high-tech paper taped to a frame! I wish I'd thought of that, would have helped with some of the aspect problems I...
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Chuck
boatleaks
Jun 7, 2012 3:34 pm
Dang they're good shots Dennis. I like the artistic one. I had a similar view with treetops and wispy clouds but wasn't able to catch it. I had to move the...
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Chuck
boatleaks
Jun 7, 2012 3:23 pm
I did pretty much the same thing as Harry. Set my 8" DOB in the front yard with a 40mm Plössl and a sheet of printer paper taped to a picture frame. Hillbilly...
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Rex I. De Silva
xatnep5784
Jun 7, 2012 2:49 am
Hi Dennis, Great images. Many thanks for sharing. Rex I. De Silva SRI LANKA -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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dennis_persyk
Jun 6, 2012 9:57 pm
I know there are hundreds to choose from, but consider the following: 1. I have invested over 14 hours in imaging, processing and preparing my page to be both...
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white837@...
mr_mpwhite
Jun 6, 2012 8:20 pm
Greetings Everyone, here is my report on the Venus Transit from Griffith Observatory. I would estimate the crowd to have been about 1/4 of what we had for...
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Hugh Bartlett
hughbartlett2
Jun 6, 2012 7:57 pm
I also observed the transit from Oakland, CA through two scopes as well as through my 15x45 IS binoculars with home-made mylar filters. I had both white light...
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Dawd
dssiraj
Jun 6, 2012 3:26 am
We had a bad weather all day long but at last got a window of 30 minute to have a good look at transit. Over 30 people in local astronomy club. Those are...
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hboswell
staryeti
Jun 6, 2012 2:06 am
Here's a quick write-up of my Venus Transit experience, with a few photos: http://www.kudzufiles.com/?p=918 Harry Boswell...
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hboswell
staryeti
Jun 6, 2012 1:31 am
... I managed to get a few pics, decidedly low-tech - i projected using my Orion 70mm refractor, using a 26mm plossl onto handheld white paper, photographed...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Jun 6, 2012 12:03 am
We had 40 people here at my farm from the Barrie, Midland and Orillia clubs. Francois van Heerden and Dave Robitaille set up a solar telescope with a...
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Sebastian Fernandez E...
tsman2709
Jun 4, 2012 11:49 pm
Hi Bill, I think that you saw the Prismatic Dispersion effect. Here is a nice article explaining the phenomenon. http://www.astropix.com/HTML/L_STORY/VD.HTM ...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Jun 4, 2012 9:02 pm
... I saw nothing like this observing with an Orion 127mm Maksutov-Cassegrain at 60x. Your description, especially the colours, make me think that this was...
